Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Updated audacity package fixes insecure temporary directory creation |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2008:074 | First vendor Publication | 2008-03-20 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2008-03-20 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Audacity creates a temporary directory with a predictable name without checking for previous existence of that directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (recording deadlock) by creating the directory before Audacity is run. This issue can also be leveraged to delete arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack. The updated package fixes the issue. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:074 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for audacity MDVSA-2008:074 (audacity) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_074.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for audacity FEDORA-2008-3456 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_3456_audacity_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for audacity FEDORA-2008-3511 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_3511_audacity_fc7.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-03 (audacity) File : nvt/glsa_200803_03.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 42447 | Audacity Temporary File Race Condition DoS Audacity contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files. The issue is triggered by calls to 'AudacityApp::OnInit()'. It is possible that the flaw may lead to a loss of integrity and/or availability. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-074.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-3456.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-3511.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-03-04 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200803-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:39:18 |
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